Guess who got an ipod

[Bardolph]

You were probably correct. So my dad (music store owner) gets a customer in that offers him an ipod for 100 bucks. He figured I might like an ipod so he said yes. I guess it can be some sort of early birthday gift, I turn 18 in a week. The ipod is a 2nd generation 20 gig model. It's got a ton of music on it already so I've been enjoying that but I need to start putting my own music on. I have the adaptor but not the cord that connects the ipod to the computer, nor do I know what to do once it is connected to the computer. How should I get myself going on knowing how to use this thing?

[Aaron Saunders]

It'll probably show up like a portable hard drive. You just drag and drop.

E-mail apple about the cable.

[Lyle Caldwell]

Go to apple.com. You'll need to download iTunes or Real Player to transfer songs to your iPod. You'll also either need their Firewire to USB adaper or a Firewire card for your computer. Anyway, there's tons of info at apple.com.

[Justin V]

Go get itunes from apple.com. You'll also need a firewire->USB adapter if you don't have a firewire card. You can buy 'em from apple's site. Congrats on the new toy. I've been loving mine (new gen. 40gig) since I got it.

[Bardolph]

I already have itunes. So my ipod has a headphone jack and a port with some Y shaped symbol by it. I'm pretty sure my computer doesn't have a firewire card, so I'd need something to plug from the ipod right to usb. What would I be looking for then?

[secretdonkey]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

What would I be looking for then?

You'd be looking on Apple's web site, as has already been suggested.

[Bardolph]

I know I'm looking on apple's website, but I'm seeing different kinds of cables and I'm wondering if those three-ended ones will let me do ipod directly to usb.

[Justin V]

Get the three connector thingy. That'll do it for ya.

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...Ml7/1.3.0.6.10